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22 results found for '"Ric Davies"' in Contributors.
Netherlands sieges (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Ric Davies who reported from the scene of the school siege by South Moluccans in the Netherlands speaks to Alan Clark on the release of the schoolchildren. Emotions were running high. Also speaks about press...
Grunwick factory dispute (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Special; Speech
Ric Davies reports on mass picketing by members of various trade unions at the Grunwick factory, violent incidents and the scene as workers’ buses arrive (hear strikers chanting). Speech by George Smith of...
Audrey Wise and Jeff Rooker on Finance Bill (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Ric Davies reports on new Labour Party MPs Audrey Wise and Jeff Rooker’s decision to vote against the income tax section of the Finance Bill. Interviews with Audrey Wise and Jeff Rooker.
German plane hijacking (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference
Ric Davies reports on British help in German troops attack on hijacked Lufthansa plane at Mogadishu. UK Prime Minister James Callaghan speaks at a press conference in Bonn. Successful end to hijack....
IRN review 1977 (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Press conference; Special; Speech
Paul Woodley’s IRN Review, Christmas 1977. Subjects include celebrity deaths (including Elvis Presley, Maria Callas, Marc Bolan, and Bing Crosby); state visits; accidents, disasters and terrorist...
Marc Bolan’s funeral (1977)
- Genre
- News report; Vox pop
Ric Davies reports on the traditional Jewish funeral of T-Rex singer Marc Bolan, who died in a car crash in south west London on 16/09/77. Includes vox pop with some fans.
Queen Mother and future of royals (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Ric Davies interviews royal biographer Douglas Liversidge, on the importance of the Queen Mother and the future of the Royal family.
Queen Mother biography (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Ric Davies interviews Douglas Liversidge, author of biography entitled Queen Mother, on the Queen Mother and the extent she and the monarchy have changed with the times.
British Leyland strike (1977)
- Genre
- Interview
Roy Fraser, tool room workers’ strike leader on how to end the strike at British Leyland, and his reaction to trade union leader Hugh Scanlon’s call for men to return to work. Future of British Leyland...
UUAC strike in Northern Ireland (1977)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report, including an interview with William Craig on his willingness to act as mediator and avert the imminent Ulster Unionist Action Council strike aimed at improving security in Northern Ireland and on...